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biden used to say this this congress ain't your grandfather's congress. when guys like that used to get to the and work out deals, and it was mostly guys, the caucuses would kind of fall in line behind them. not exactly the case today. especially in the house. >> especially in the house. if they work out a deal, that's my question, can they possibly work out a deal that satisfies the house? >> i don't see it. look, i mean the deal that we're talking about, and i think that john talked about, about some optimism last night, see some snippets of it in some of the news coverage overnight, is essentially some deal to increase taxes, to put off sequestration cuts, and to add some additional spending in the form of extending unemployment benefits. so you're talking about bringing to the house floor a bill to raise taxes, and increase spending, and put up -- >> they say forget about it with boehner. >> i just don't see it in this context. and you know, if people aren't -- >> -- thought that we would -- >> we've been saying this for awhile. >> and i also want to
biden used to say this this congress ain't your grandfather's congress. when guys like that used to get to the and work out deals, and it was mostly guys, the caucuses would kind of fall in line behind them. not exactly the case today. especially in the house. >> especially in the house. if they work out a deal, that's my question, can they possibly work out a deal that satisfies the house? >> i don't see it. look, i mean the deal that we're talking about, and i think that john...
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at least closer to some kind of agreement as vice president biden and mitch mcconnell have been speaking for the last several hours, maybe 12, 24 hours or so. at least those two gentlemen seem to be moving the ball forward or the mark set anticipating that. what can we -- the president comes out and makes a positive comment, okay, that we either have a deal in principle. there are still a lot of variables to take into consideration. >> yes. >> the house is the wild card. >> house is the wild card in the whole thing. >> do you do anything to set yourself up for the other side? >> no. >> that's what people will be thinking as they watch this network. >> my strategy remains, stay with the quality companies. use the dips to buy them. don't try and hit bottoms but don't buy an expectation af nounsments. you know it is not a very, very broad agreement. i think the mark goes up. i don't think there is a big sell-off. but i think is rest. >> bk, are you looking at the same moving goal that i am? a move of a one and a third percent? and that's a spike. and i'm curious to know why this is happenin
at least closer to some kind of agreement as vice president biden and mitch mcconnell have been speaking for the last several hours, maybe 12, 24 hours or so. at least those two gentlemen seem to be moving the ball forward or the mark set anticipating that. what can we -- the president comes out and makes a positive comment, okay, that we either have a deal in principle. there are still a lot of variables to take into consideration. >> yes. >> the house is the wild card. >>...
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and joe biden as noted in the introduction, has been in the senate for three decades. he has a unique ability to work with mitch mcconnell, his longtime colleague to try to close this deal. that doesn't mean they can do it, but it's a sign that things are getting close to the end zone if those two were talking all night. the report i got early this morning at 6:00 a.m. is that their talks had been good, constructive and continued very late into the night. >> thank you, john, for that. john harwood in washington. lawmakers, as john say, continue talks this morning as we inch closer to the cliff itself. what role is the no-tax pledge playing in the negotiations. founder of americans for tax reform joins us this morning not too far from where john is sitting. grover, good morning. >> good morning. good to be with you. >> you've been quoted as saying that rates will not increase. that kind of flies in the face with what john just told us. what's true? >> well, two things. earlier, my point was that as long as these negotiations were conducted with c-span cameras there, and
and joe biden as noted in the introduction, has been in the senate for three decades. he has a unique ability to work with mitch mcconnell, his longtime colleague to try to close this deal. that doesn't mean they can do it, but it's a sign that things are getting close to the end zone if those two were talking all night. the report i got early this morning at 6:00 a.m. is that their talks had been good, constructive and continued very late into the night. >> thank you, john, for that....
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that's why the negotiations went to biden. they're going to bring a lot of pressure to bear tonight on democrats to get on board with this and not run out the clock until tomorrow. because the white house wants a deal. they want to make sure there's not a hit to the economy and to markets. so, i think there's enough pressure from the white house and enough democrats who do want a deal that you could get one but there are those democrats who are not sure. >> futures are up right now, extending the gains from today's session. people want to know, you know, tomorrow, will we have a deal, whether it go through both the senate and the house and pass? >> i think it will. i think ultimately we will get a deal. it may be tonight. if it's not, i think it's probably tomorrow or the next day and we get the deal around where it is right now. sequester thing is a big problem. republicans want some spending cuts if they're going to raise taxes and right now, they don't think they have them. >> ben white, braving times square, in lockdown mo
that's why the negotiations went to biden. they're going to bring a lot of pressure to bear tonight on democrats to get on board with this and not run out the clock until tomorrow. because the white house wants a deal. they want to make sure there's not a hit to the economy and to markets. so, i think there's enough pressure from the white house and enough democrats who do want a deal that you could get one but there are those democrats who are not sure. >> futures are up right now,...
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lee munson and jared bernstein, cnbc contributor and former chief economist under vice president joe biden. we'll hopefully get andrew in a second, and we also have rick santelli who joins us as always at this time. gentlemen, fantastic to have you with us. lee, on this news it seems as if the market is getting its hopes up. personally i feel i will believe it when i see it. would you agree? >> yeah. you should wait until this is actually the ink is dried. here's one thing that's really changed in sentiment over the last week, mandy. last week everybody was talking about having this deal baked into the bryce price. now all of a sudden, as if some miracles happened, traders are actually talking about buying more puts and putting on more hedges. i can tell investors out there that it doesn't matter if december 31st we have a deal or if it goes a few weeks in january. all we need to know sunday night, monday morning is that they are working on a deal, and they are still at table. outside of that everything is just noise. >> jared, you know washington very, very well. we've been trying to read
lee munson and jared bernstein, cnbc contributor and former chief economist under vice president joe biden. we'll hopefully get andrew in a second, and we also have rick santelli who joins us as always at this time. gentlemen, fantastic to have you with us. lee, on this news it seems as if the market is getting its hopes up. personally i feel i will believe it when i see it. would you agree? >> yeah. you should wait until this is actually the ink is dried. here's one thing that's really...
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meetings with vice president biden and cantor. cantor walked out of those meetings. he's the majority leader in the house. the gang of six, the gang of eight. we had this super committee, and they were doing good things, good things, dealing with entitlements and revenues, and a week before they would report by virtue of statute i get a letter signed by every republican too, bad about the super committee, we're not going to do anything with revenues, so this is not a capsule of a couple of days. this has been going on for years. they cannot cross over the threshold that has been built by grover for vist. people who are rich who make a lot of money, her not opposing raising taxes on them. the only people in america who don't think taxes should be raised on the rich are the republicans who work in this building. any time bhth speaker and the republican leader come to the president and say we've got a deal for you. the president's door is always own, and mine is, too. >> the senate is back in session today and a lot of looking backwards, not necessarily looking forwards
meetings with vice president biden and cantor. cantor walked out of those meetings. he's the majority leader in the house. the gang of six, the gang of eight. we had this super committee, and they were doing good things, good things, dealing with entitlements and revenues, and a week before they would report by virtue of statute i get a letter signed by every republican too, bad about the super committee, we're not going to do anything with revenues, so this is not a capsule of a couple of...
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we don't have a deal yet where we are looking at the contours of an agreement between vice president biden and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell is increase to 39.6 for income somewhere between 400 and $500,000 and probably 450,000. the estate tax would go up slightly from the level of 35% and current law scheduled to go up to 35 and would probably go up slightly to 40%. you are looking at one year extension of unemployment benefits pen you a honk do they defer across the board automatic budget cuts called sequester. as amman referred to, dekrats want at least one year for that to be turned off. initially asking for two years. republicans say, no, we will come up with cuts to offset that for 60 to 90 days. that's where things are going. the problem is you can't consider any one part of the agreement done until they are all done because there's an inner play on cap gains and dividends by the way, looking at going from 15% on both which is current policy to 20% on both. not the higher rate called for undercurrent law of 39.6% for dividends. 20% for both. this is something that both side
we don't have a deal yet where we are looking at the contours of an agreement between vice president biden and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell is increase to 39.6 for income somewhere between 400 and $500,000 and probably 450,000. the estate tax would go up slightly from the level of 35% and current law scheduled to go up to 35 and would probably go up slightly to 40%. you are looking at one year extension of unemployment benefits pen you a honk do they defer across the board automatic...
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in today's "closing bell" exchange, former chief economist of the vice president joe biden, oliver perch from gary goldberg and matt cheslock and rick santelli, thank you very much. jarred, you wrote an article called "cliff dive, what the heck happens next?" what does happen next? >> well, that's actually all up to john boehner, as i see it, because if we were to decide to bring the president's most recent small car compromise to the house i actually believe it would pass. the problem for him it would probably pass with mostly democrat vote, but i think it could get through the senate. that's the only scenario i see by which we avoid going over the cliff. >> wait a minute. >> at least temporarily. >> wait a minute, jared. john boehner said it's up to the president and harry reid so are both sides standing at the precipice waiting for each other to make the next move. >> not really. it really is all up to john boehner to decide whether he wants to bring this vote to the house floor. if he doesn't, i would put on either your cliff bungee cord or your cliff parachute and that's actually an
in today's "closing bell" exchange, former chief economist of the vice president joe biden, oliver perch from gary goldberg and matt cheslock and rick santelli, thank you very much. jarred, you wrote an article called "cliff dive, what the heck happens next?" what does happen next? >> well, that's actually all up to john boehner, as i see it, because if we were to decide to bring the president's most recent small car compromise to the house i actually believe it would...
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i will put forward a very specific proposal based on the recommendations that joe biden's task force is putting together. >> but it's not going to work. it didn't work before, it's not going to work now. >> my response is something has to work. it is not enough for us to say this is too hard, so we're not going to try. so what i intend to do is i will call all the stakeholders together. i will meet with republicans, i will meet with democrats. i will talk to anybody. i think there's a variety majority of responsible gun owners out there who recognize we can't have a situation in which somebody with, you know, severe psychological problems is able to get the kind of high capacity weapons that this individual in newtown obtained and gunned down our kids. and, yes, it's going to be hard. >> should we have an armed guard at every school in the country? that's what the nra told me last week. >> i'm not going to prejudge the recommendations that are given to me. i am skeptical that the only answer is putting more guns in schools. and i think the vast majority of the american people are ske
i will put forward a very specific proposal based on the recommendations that joe biden's task force is putting together. >> but it's not going to work. it didn't work before, it's not going to work now. >> my response is something has to work. it is not enough for us to say this is too hard, so we're not going to try. so what i intend to do is i will call all the stakeholders together. i will meet with republicans, i will meet with democrats. i will talk to anybody. i think there's...
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here now to ace cnbc contributor, biden's chief economist and jimmy path kukis of the american enterprise institute. will we have a deal by monday. >> >> think we are. if you had asked me before the president spoke i would have said no. >> why? >> because i can see a path. if mcconnell and reid can hammer out a deal that's acceptable to both of them i believe that john boehner will let that deal come up for a vote in the house, and i believe that vote will pass in the house though probably with majority democrat. if that happens, we may well have a deal. >> you said a big f, though. if mcconnel and reid can hammer something out. the senate hasn't passed a budget in years, jared. tell me, how is harry reid going to come up with something by monday? >> well, as you've been stressing for most of the show, correct me, this is not a budget. this is a last-minute deal that's going to have a few components and i will count them on one hand that will have a tax threshold. 250. i wouldn't be surprised if they went to him with a higher number. u.n. extension, doc fix and the umt with the sequester
here now to ace cnbc contributor, biden's chief economist and jimmy path kukis of the american enterprise institute. will we have a deal by monday. >> >> think we are. if you had asked me before the president spoke i would have said no. >> why? >> because i can see a path. if mcconnell and reid can hammer out a deal that's acceptable to both of them i believe that john boehner will let that deal come up for a vote in the house, and i believe that vote will pass in the...
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cnbc contributor and former chief economist to vice president biden. we've been talking to you for weeks and weeks on end about the same topic, do you have something new, something different, to tell us about what could possibly, possibly happen over the weekend? >> well i thought it was kind of cool and new that you decided to have me in here to talk about something different than the fiscal cliff. the kind of things eamon was just talking about. so i'm ready to make some of my own calls. >> we'll take that, but -- i just need you on the cliff for a second. >> sure, no i understand. you need me on the cliff. for a long time -- for a long time i've been saying it's really questionable, a real linchpin here is whether john boehner can bring his troops along. i think we have pretty strong evidence of that a real tough one for him. at this point, unless he's willing to say, i'll allow a vote to get over the transom with majority democrats then it looks to me like we're going over the cliff and i don't think he's willing to do that before the end of the ye
cnbc contributor and former chief economist to vice president biden. we've been talking to you for weeks and weeks on end about the same topic, do you have something new, something different, to tell us about what could possibly, possibly happen over the weekend? >> well i thought it was kind of cool and new that you decided to have me in here to talk about something different than the fiscal cliff. the kind of things eamon was just talking about. so i'm ready to make some of my own...
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when he needed to decide what to do with his economy and where to go with tax policy, he didn't ask biden, he asked bush and exte extended the bush tax cuts, exactly where we are today. all he wants to do is not extend them for anybody making over $250,000. if you make over 2$250,000, the first $250,000 would be taxed at the original rate. i want to talk economics. what this is to many republicans is spending cuts. not about the election. the election is over. it's about spending cuts, really what 2010 was about. i think that's where the negotiations go in the next couple of days. >> you think about the polling and how this polls and issues david was talking about and common ground and who gets blame going over the fiscal cliff, how do you see it? >> i think that's the wrong question to ask. we're not in a political season. we either need the country to function or we don't. >> we will be. in 12 months from now, we'll be right back it an again. whatever happens over the next three weeks will be part of some campaign 12 months from now. >> i would rather worry about principle than politics
when he needed to decide what to do with his economy and where to go with tax policy, he didn't ask biden, he asked bush and exte extended the bush tax cuts, exactly where we are today. all he wants to do is not extend them for anybody making over $250,000. if you make over 2$250,000, the first $250,000 would be taxed at the original rate. i want to talk economics. what this is to many republicans is spending cuts. not about the election. the election is over. it's about spending cuts, really...
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vice president joe biden and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. working behind the scenes as they have successfully done in the past. the senate went home last night and they are going to get in this morning at the bright hour of 11:00 a.m. eastern. i don't understand how that works. we are not seeing any evidence of progress in either chamber, but as i said, mcconnell and biden are talking. that's important. these two guys have a long history together, and have an ability to cut a deal. one major stumbling block has been overcome. republicans have dropped their demand to reduce social security, cost of living increases. you will know that as the chain cpi. >> and the public has taken their demand for social security benefits off the table. the truth is they never should have been on the table to begin with. significant distance between the two sides, but negotiations continue. >> the consequences of this are too hot for the american people to be engaged, in a political messaging campaign. i'm interested in getting a result here. >> we followed th
vice president joe biden and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. working behind the scenes as they have successfully done in the past. the senate went home last night and they are going to get in this morning at the bright hour of 11:00 a.m. eastern. i don't understand how that works. we are not seeing any evidence of progress in either chamber, but as i said, mcconnell and biden are talking. that's important. these two guys have a long history together, and have an ability to cut a deal....
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president obama and vice president biden are sitting down with house leaders. the guest list includes harry reid, who this time yesterday said he didn't see any way the fiscal cliff could be avoided. whatever the case, our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin will be watching. what can we really expect to come out of this meeting this afternoon? >> well, alina, we're not sure what really will come out of it. the ideal scenario would be if all sides agree to a scaled-down version of the fiscal cliff agreement that the president and spe speaker boehner had been discussing weeks ago and then senator mcconnell would agree that no republicans would block it in any way if he can promise that. he argues that he can't really make that promise but if e he could then speaker boehner would promise to bring it to a vote on the floor. all sides would shake hands and we'd have a deal before new year's. that seems highly unlikely. but that's what all sides are pushing for today. >> i think we can all agree that tax rates are the biggest sticking point. so what speci
president obama and vice president biden are sitting down with house leaders. the guest list includes harry reid, who this time yesterday said he didn't see any way the fiscal cliff could be avoided. whatever the case, our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin will be watching. what can we really expect to come out of this meeting this afternoon? >> well, alina, we're not sure what really will come out of it. the ideal scenario would be if all sides agree to a scaled-down version...
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a deal crafted by vice president joe biden and minority leader mitch mcconnell passed the senate by a margin of 89-8. that vote wrapped up after 2:00 a.m. eastern time. the house takes up this plan later on this morning. no telling on how that will turn out if the house approves, the deal will estimate a generated $600 billion over the next ten years this is how senate leaders of both sides of the aisle are assessing the measure. >> i have said all along, the most important priority is protecting middle class families. >> this suhouldn't be the model for how we do things. but we can say we've done some good for the country. >> bush era tax cuts will remain in place for individuals earning less than 400,000, couples earning less than 450,000. unemployment benefits for 2 million americans would be extended for a year. the alternative minimum tax permanently adjusted for inflation. and when it comes to spending cuts, lawmakers decided to kick that can down the road for two mont more months. we can expect more finger pointing and fighting to start the new year. brianna keel ar, with us al
a deal crafted by vice president joe biden and minority leader mitch mcconnell passed the senate by a margin of 89-8. that vote wrapped up after 2:00 a.m. eastern time. the house takes up this plan later on this morning. no telling on how that will turn out if the house approves, the deal will estimate a generated $600 billion over the next ten years this is how senate leaders of both sides of the aisle are assessing the measure. >> i have said all along, the most important priority is...
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we reported that joe biden, the environment, is in the building. our photographer just saw him go into harry reid's office. he's currently meeting, i don't know, one-on-one, or maybe with other members of the senate democratic leadership in the office of senator harry reid, which is just around the corner from where i'm standing right now. you see this crowd of people behind me. those are reporters waiting to see if the vice president is going to come through because he's eventually going to come through he and meet with all of the senate democrats for the meeting you were talking about with the senator. sounds as though they're doing a little talking about -- a little bit of a game plan about how they're going to present this to the caucus, and obviously, that's a very delicate issue for reasons we have been talking about. the democratic caucus, many of them are not happy. in fact, i have to tell you i was told by one democratic senator when they put up on a screen, they put up yesterday in a meeting that democrats were having, they put up almost
we reported that joe biden, the environment, is in the building. our photographer just saw him go into harry reid's office. he's currently meeting, i don't know, one-on-one, or maybe with other members of the senate democratic leadership in the office of senator harry reid, which is just around the corner from where i'm standing right now. you see this crowd of people behind me. those are reporters waiting to see if the vice president is going to come through because he's eventually going to...
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. >> lawmakers and vice president biden struggling all day on a deal, but no final vote. at least so far. we'll get the latest from the hill and show what this means for you and your taxes starting tomorrow. >> ali is going to be with us for the next hour or two or three. who knows. we're also watching a very serious health scare for the secretary of state, hillary clinton. she's now hospitalized with a blood clot. doctors are revealing where it is. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. >>> we'll get to the fiscal cliff negotiations. there's movement right now, but first, startling new information we're learning about the blood clot that landed secretary of state hillary clinton in the hospital this new year's eve. her doctor is now revealing it's located in her head between her brain and her skull. let's go straight to our chief medical correspondent, dr. sanjay gupta for the latest. they issued a pretty detailed statement, sanjay. walk us through what we know about the secretary's condition. >> well, what they have told us, just over
. >> lawmakers and vice president biden struggling all day on a deal, but no final vote. at least so far. we'll get the latest from the hill and show what this means for you and your taxes starting tomorrow. >> ali is going to be with us for the next hour or two or three. who knows. we're also watching a very serious health scare for the secretary of state, hillary clinton. she's now hospitalized with a blood clot. doctors are revealing where it is. we want to welcome our viewers in...
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vice president joe biden and mitch mcconnell are at the center of the talks. and we're locked in urgent negotiations late last night while the senate has just reconvened while the house is on standby. good morning, sir. if it comes down to a vote, you're the one who will count the votes as the house minority whip. what are you hearing from your senate counterparts this morning? any signs of progress there? >> there are some signs of progress. we have heard that there is another offer on the table by the administration to reach agreement. in terms of the specifics, i don't know all the specifics. some of which i'm not too happy with. some of which i don't think make the math work, but i think the most important objective is of the administration's and to not go over this cliff, to make sure working americans don't get a tax increase tomorrow and to make sure that those on unemployment who have been unable to find a job have some help in the week ahead. i think we need to keep our powder dry to remain positive. there's still time to act and we need to reach agre
vice president joe biden and mitch mcconnell are at the center of the talks. and we're locked in urgent negotiations late last night while the senate has just reconvened while the house is on standby. good morning, sir. if it comes down to a vote, you're the one who will count the votes as the house minority whip. what are you hearing from your senate counterparts this morning? any signs of progress there? >> there are some signs of progress. we have heard that there is another offer on...
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vice president biden is at the white house, he is at work. and there have been phone calls between the two -- between mcconnell and the vice president and harry reid spoke to the president as well. but you know, everything gets done electronically now, that is how it works, answer to your question. >> jessica, i appreciate it, blackberry probably does too. >> when the blackberry actually works. >> see how this all -- how it all plays out and hopefully soon, jessica yellin, thank you very much. >>> next, more voices and they weigh in on where we stand in this negotiation process. stay here. these new phones they got us are great. yeah, its the galaxy note ii. you can do two things at the same time. you can watch videos and text. or you could watch the earnings report and take notes, like we're supposed to. so... can i get it? yeah. okay either of you put together the earnings report yet? yes, me totally. what? why don't you tackle the next quarter. you eat yet? polynesian? pu pu platter? yup! keep up the good work. i will keep up the good work
vice president biden is at the white house, he is at work. and there have been phone calls between the two -- between mcconnell and the vice president and harry reid spoke to the president as well. but you know, everything gets done electronically now, that is how it works, answer to your question. >> jessica, i appreciate it, blackberry probably does too. >> when the blackberry actually works. >> see how this all -- how it all plays out and hopefully soon, jessica yellin,...
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the white house is very involved in this, particularly joe biden. dana saying if there is a deal, they're going to need joe biden to go over and talk to democrats there to sell this to them. there have been those who have been dissatisfied with the development of a deal as we have heard about it today. what's going on at the white house right now? >> well, i have reported that the vice president is set to go up there just as soon as the democrats hold or schedule a caucus, a meeting of the senate democrats to present the bill. and then the vice president will take their questions and answer any of their concerns. but ali, just hours before that ball is set to drop in new york city, there is still time for lawmakers to drop the ball here in washington, d.c. i have been waiting a long time to use that line. >> you may have several chances through the course of the evening to use it more. >> can i give you -- let me tell you something else. there is still -- the important thing for the white house right now is there's a lot of optimism here, optimism a
the white house is very involved in this, particularly joe biden. dana saying if there is a deal, they're going to need joe biden to go over and talk to democrats there to sell this to them. there have been those who have been dissatisfied with the development of a deal as we have heard about it today. what's going on at the white house right now? >> well, i have reported that the vice president is set to go up there just as soon as the democrats hold or schedule a caucus, a meeting of...
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vice president biden was extremely helpful. if they had done plan b, the chain cpi, if the republicans supported their speaker the gop would be in a better position and have something on the spending side, they didn't. hopefully some lessons have been learned and we have the beginnings of a governing cowigs we so desperately need. >> we'll see that play out today, john boehner's leadership will be in tight focus. >> it will be. >> thank you for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> sheila brought up a name we haven't talked about, vice president joe biden instrumental and the smile on his face as he was walking around capitol hill, he's like i am in the middle of this, i'm in both feet, happy man. >> because last week the sniping between harry reid and mitch mcconnell was pretty dramatic and many points downright unhelpful, and to somehow see joe biden go in there and i don't know what he did. look at that smile. i don't want fairy dust he's sprinkled all over the place but it helped. >> every minute he's spent in the senate
vice president biden was extremely helpful. if they had done plan b, the chain cpi, if the republicans supported their speaker the gop would be in a better position and have something on the spending side, they didn't. hopefully some lessons have been learned and we have the beginnings of a governing cowigs we so desperately need. >> we'll see that play out today, john boehner's leadership will be in tight focus. >> it will be. >> thank you for being here. >> thanks for...
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mcconnell and joe biden are talking. when things between mcconnell and reid stopped working, mcconnell, highest ranked republican in the senate, reid the highest ranking democrat in the senate. we have to believe some work is being done somewhere. >> some of it is being done somewhere. talking to an aide to senator mcconnell, we understand that discussions between biden and mcconnell went into the night so this is something that they are working on, although certainly, yes, it's being left to the last minute and unclear if we'll avert the fiscal cliff. talk to snom senators, and they say we are going over the cliff. some way they think there will be a deal by tonight and a vote by tonight, but the fact is it's very iffy. here is what's not iffy. an incentive if we go over the cliff to get this done. because it is -- both sides have been preparing themselves for the blame game. it is in full swing now. president obama said, basically saying if we go over the cliff, he is really going to take aim at republicans more than h
mcconnell and joe biden are talking. when things between mcconnell and reid stopped working, mcconnell, highest ranked republican in the senate, reid the highest ranking democrat in the senate. we have to believe some work is being done somewhere. >> some of it is being done somewhere. talking to an aide to senator mcconnell, we understand that discussions between biden and mcconnell went into the night so this is something that they are working on, although certainly, yes, it's being...
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and that is, that senate minority leader, of the republican, mitch mcconnell and vice president biden have spoken. they've spoken twice. and the two of them have a history of cutting deals together. they were able to cobble together the debt deal that got us through the debt negotiations and kept the country from defaulting back in the summer of 2011. does this mean it will happen again? no. but it at least means there is a line of communication open between democrats and senior democrat and republican and the possibility that who knows, maybe there could be a path forward and this very late hour. ali, i'm not saying there will be. >> which is why nobody is saying we're done. nobody is saying this is over. you know, for the last few weeks, most people will recall that the conversations have been between president obama, at least the public ones, between president obama and john boehner. john bain certificate sort of sitting this one out. it's now harry reid, the senate majority leader, the democrat, and mitch mcconnell, the senate minority leader, the republican and joe biden has been
and that is, that senate minority leader, of the republican, mitch mcconnell and vice president biden have spoken. they've spoken twice. and the two of them have a history of cutting deals together. they were able to cobble together the debt deal that got us through the debt negotiations and kept the country from defaulting back in the summer of 2011. does this mean it will happen again? no. but it at least means there is a line of communication open between democrats and senior democrat and...
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we had meetings with the vice president biden and cantor. he walked out of it. he's the majority leader in the house. we had this supercommittee and they were doing good things. good things. dealing with entitlements and revenues and a week before they were to report, by virtue of a statute, i get a letter signed by virtually every republican, too bad about the supercommittee. we're not going to do anything with revenues. >> okay. i think that's a good place to end this. what you're hearing is the history of what has happened to bring us to this point. i want to bring in our congressional correspondent dana bash. dana, i was just sitting here imagining someone turning on their tv thinking, what a these people talking about? and i think i would sort of boil it down to this. when they are talking on the floor, that's never a good sign. they should be talking in a back room. they have gotten nowhere. we are where we are and nobody has agreed on to come up with something. >> reporter: that is right, candy. this is the kind of stuff that we watch and people who watch
we had meetings with the vice president biden and cantor. he walked out of it. he's the majority leader in the house. we had this supercommittee and they were doing good things. good things. dealing with entitlements and revenues and a week before they were to report, by virtue of a statute, i get a letter signed by virtually every republican, too bad about the supercommittee. we're not going to do anything with revenues. >> okay. i think that's a good place to end this. what you're...
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mcconnell had been working with senate majority leader harry reid, but he and biden have gotten things done when working together in the past. can they do it now? let's go to dana bash. dana, what do you think? is it promising? can they go it now? >> reporter: well, let's start there. it certainly has happened before between these two men, and it's happened before when democrats on capitol hill are either split or have gotten, frankly, just too frustrated with the republican counterparts to have conversations to be able to find bipartisan agreement. these are the two men who negotiated an extension of the bush era tax cuts for two years. that happened two years ago when republicans had a lot of political capital because they just won the house in a big way. whether or not these two men are actually going to be the ones to strike a deal, we're not sure, but we are told, our ted barrett and jessica yellin and i are told by multiple sources that it does seem that at this point, at this late hour, the talks are primarily centered around and between these two men, between mitch mcconnell, t
mcconnell had been working with senate majority leader harry reid, but he and biden have gotten things done when working together in the past. can they do it now? let's go to dana bash. dana, what do you think? is it promising? can they go it now? >> reporter: well, let's start there. it certainly has happened before between these two men, and it's happened before when democrats on capitol hill are either split or have gotten, frankly, just too frustrated with the republican counterparts...
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because it seemed like joe biden was very much in charge. well, the fact is, biden was actually very much an extension of him and it sort of makes sense when you think of the rhythm of how congress works. the president, of course, served in the senate. joe biden served in the senate for decades alongside mitch mcconnell. and it was really, i think, that relationship, and sort of his knowing the rhythm of congress. and also, frankly, the deadline that helped kind of push this along. >> brianna keilar in washington, thanks for being with us. we'll talk to you again real soon >> staying in the capital now with jonathan allen. senior congressional correspondent for politico. john, give us some sense of the word from the house this morning. because we're going to spend a lot of time telling all those folks who might have been doing something other than paying attention to what was going on with the fiscal cliff overnight what the details of the plans are. we wasting our breath? is this going to make it through the house? >> the message we're hear
because it seemed like joe biden was very much in charge. well, the fact is, biden was actually very much an extension of him and it sort of makes sense when you think of the rhythm of how congress works. the president, of course, served in the senate. joe biden served in the senate for decades alongside mitch mcconnell. and it was really, i think, that relationship, and sort of his knowing the rhythm of congress. and also, frankly, the deadline that helped kind of push this along. >>...
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vice president joe biden will see his pay jump from $225,000 to nearly $232,000 a year. house speaker john boehner will see his salary increase to more than $224,000. and senate majority leader harry reid will take home an annual pay of $194,000 after his raise. so those guys are getting a raise. and if you are counting on a tax refund in the next few weeks, the fiscal cliff could force you to wait just a little bit longer than usual. >>> checking our top stories. the nation is now 14 hours away from the fiscal cliff. sources tell us vice president joe biden and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell talked through the night and vow to keep these negotiations going on today. the gridlock in washington could also hold up your tax refund. you might have to wait until late march to file if congress does not approve a short-term fix for the alternative minimum tax in the next few days. same issue two years ago delayed the opening of tax season by four weeks to mid-february. >>> former president george h.w. bush is still in a houston hospital but no longer in intensive care.
vice president joe biden will see his pay jump from $225,000 to nearly $232,000 a year. house speaker john boehner will see his salary increase to more than $224,000. and senate majority leader harry reid will take home an annual pay of $194,000 after his raise. so those guys are getting a raise. and if you are counting on a tax refund in the next few weeks, the fiscal cliff could force you to wait just a little bit longer than usual. >>> checking our top stories. the nation is now 14...
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she's got a 20-point lead over the next front-runners, which is vice president joe biden. new york governor andrew cuomo, the son of mario cuomo is in third with 56%. >> a lot of that i would guess is probably just simply based on name recognition at this point? >> it is. >> we can take a look at the republican field, which is a little tighter. but still early. you've got paul rhine, who has gotten a big boost in name recognition from his run as vice president in the recent election. he's at the top of the list with 75% of support. then you've got new jersey gorngs chris christie. very outgoing, has been talked about as a candidate for 2016. he's got 59% and florida senator marco rubios right behind him at 58%. >> the brian monroe. thank you very much. we appreciate it. >>> there's no deal on the fiscal cliff. that we know. and many americans are not happy about it we'll hear your take on it. meanwhile, new york city is preparing for the new year's eve celebration. anderson and kathy griffin want you to get ready for our special coverage tomorrow night. we'll hear from the
she's got a 20-point lead over the next front-runners, which is vice president joe biden. new york governor andrew cuomo, the son of mario cuomo is in third with 56%. >> a lot of that i would guess is probably just simply based on name recognition at this point? >> it is. >> we can take a look at the republican field, which is a little tighter. but still early. you've got paul rhine, who has gotten a big boost in name recognition from his run as vice president in the recent...
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best comic relief, joe biden. best trend in political reporter, the big bump in fact checks even though the candidate pretty much ignored them. vp candidate paul ryan. >> there was a lot of googling about what does paul ryan think about the economy. the number one was paul ryan shirtless. >> worst way to show your true colors. the guy who had the romney/ryan logo tattooed on his face. hey pal, ever hear of bumper stickers? best fund-raising. both sides stuffed their piggy banks until they squealed. total amount raised by the parties and their supporters, nearly $6 billion or enough to hire 3,600 extra teachers for ten years. just saying. worst running mates, other republican candidates who crushed their hopes about taking the senate with comments about women, rape and abortion. not that democrats exactly thrilled america either. worst thing in all of politics once again this year, the united states congress, which according to gallup americans trust just slightly more than car dealers. >> the good thing for congre
best comic relief, joe biden. best trend in political reporter, the big bump in fact checks even though the candidate pretty much ignored them. vp candidate paul ryan. >> there was a lot of googling about what does paul ryan think about the economy. the number one was paul ryan shirtless. >> worst way to show your true colors. the guy who had the romney/ryan logo tattooed on his face. hey pal, ever hear of bumper stickers? best fund-raising. both sides stuffed their piggy banks...
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. >> i applaud president obama and his -- and vice president biden. we offer our expertise. we will work with the congress. i have some experience here. i am the guy that negotiated the child safety lock arrangement with bill clinton. there are things we can do and do now rather than debate endlessly over the things that divide us instead of moving forward on the many things that we're already in agreement on. >> you were -- when you worked for the nra, you were its political director. >> regional political director. >> regardless, you knew a lot about its clout in politics. do you in all candor think that the nra has the kind of clout it did back in the '90s when were you involved in those really high-proo file debates, for like safety locks, assault bans and so on. >> when i did the chaft safety lo locks, i was representing the nra. it's not about clout. what the nra does so well is organize and motivate their people to get out in elections. arguing against what they do, you are arguing against democracy. we're in this fight together, instead of dwighting america, let's co
. >> i applaud president obama and his -- and vice president biden. we offer our expertise. we will work with the congress. i have some experience here. i am the guy that negotiated the child safety lock arrangement with bill clinton. there are things we can do and do now rather than debate endlessly over the things that divide us instead of moving forward on the many things that we're already in agreement on. >> you were -- when you worked for the nra, you were its political...
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whether any progress came out of the senate leader mitch mcconnell's meeting with vice president joe biden. >>> we've been asking you, our viewers, to send in your thoughts, your messages to elected representatives. let's close tonight with some advice from one of you to washington. >> my message to all of washington for the new year is to set partisanship aside working on behalf of 100% of the voters, fix this mess you've gotten us into, bring a balanced budget to the table to grow this economy for the long term not the short term. >> have a good night. >>> i'm don lemon, and this is cnn's top ten of 2012. this hour we look at the stories that captured our attention. what we see as the biggest stories of the year, around the world in crime, money, weather and even the biggest scandals. and later this hour, the big reveal of the most intriguing people of the year as chosen by you. we begin with the topic that dominated our coverage for much of the year. here's cnn's political correspondent candy crowley with the top phen political stories of 2012. >> picking the top ten moments of an elect
whether any progress came out of the senate leader mitch mcconnell's meeting with vice president joe biden. >>> we've been asking you, our viewers, to send in your thoughts, your messages to elected representatives. let's close tonight with some advice from one of you to washington. >> my message to all of washington for the new year is to set partisanship aside working on behalf of 100% of the voters, fix this mess you've gotten us into, bring a balanced budget to the table to...
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mcconnell called biden. they were apparently able to break that impasse by reasoning together. that's the way our democracy works at the end of the day, when it works, people being reasonable in a room together based on a reservoir of trust. and that's an asset biden brings to the table. >> john, you talk about being reasonable, you would think that congress, a room full of lawmakers, they know how to negotiate, they know how to take baby steps so each side at least feels they're getting a little bit of what they want. can -- why did they have to call biden in at the last minute? why didn't they call him earlier? why are we here today on the last day of december? why couldn't this have been done weeks ago? >> deb, we're here at the last day of december in the final hours because of a culture of division and dysfunction in washington, d.c. and it didn't happen overnight. it has been created over a long time, because the polarization of the two parties, the system of redistricting that reduced the number of swing districts to one-third what they were 20 years ago, so the incentiv
mcconnell called biden. they were apparently able to break that impasse by reasoning together. that's the way our democracy works at the end of the day, when it works, people being reasonable in a room together based on a reservoir of trust. and that's an asset biden brings to the table. >> john, you talk about being reasonable, you would think that congress, a room full of lawmakers, they know how to negotiate, they know how to take baby steps so each side at least feels they're getting...
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best comic relief, vice president joe biden. best trend in political reporting, the big bump in fact checks even though the candidates pretty much ignored them. best budget wonk pin-up, vp candidate paul ryan. >> there's a lot of googling, what does paul ryan think about the economy, about entitlements . the number one google about paul ryan, paul ryan shirtless. thanks, p90x. >> hey, pal, ever hear of bumper stickers. best fundraising. both sides stuffed their piggy banks until they squealed. total amount raised and spent by the parties and their supporters? nearly $6 billion, or enough to hire 3600 extra teachers for ten years. just saying. worst running mates. other republican candidates who crushed their party's hopes for taking the senate with comments about women, rape and abortion. not that democrats exactly thrilled america either. worst thing in all of politics once again this year -- the united states congress, which according to gallup, voters trust just slightly more than car dealers. >> the good thing for congress i
best comic relief, vice president joe biden. best trend in political reporting, the big bump in fact checks even though the candidates pretty much ignored them. best budget wonk pin-up, vp candidate paul ryan. >> there's a lot of googling, what does paul ryan think about the economy, about entitlements . the number one google about paul ryan, paul ryan shirtless. thanks, p90x. >> hey, pal, ever hear of bumper stickers. best fundraising. both sides stuffed their piggy banks until...
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keep the camera rolling, actually, because this interview has just been interrupted by vice president biden coming over our heads and wrecking his wife's interview. my geico app...see? ty ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much access geico 24/7. sounds a little too good to be true sir. i'll believe that when pigs fly. ok, did she seriously just say that? geico. just click away with our free mobile app. santho, ho, ho!anta! santa! want to see some magic? watch this! merry chr... (crash) ow! i landed on my keys. did you get that? oh yeah. that was amazing. here you go. that was a fun trick! see? santa's okay. walk it off santa. share videos instantly with s beam. on the galaxy siii and note ii. for a limited time get two flip covers for the price of one. exclusively at verizon. >>> of all the people i interviewed this year, no one was as divisive and despised as run's president mahmoud ahmadinejad. his answers were elusive, infuriating and fascinating. i asked what he thinks about israel and then i asked ot
keep the camera rolling, actually, because this interview has just been interrupted by vice president biden coming over our heads and wrecking his wife's interview. my geico app...see? ty ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much access geico 24/7. sounds a little too good to be true sir. i'll believe that when pigs fly. ok, did she seriously just say that? geico. just click away with our free mobile app....
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keep the camera rolling, actually, because this interview has just been interrupted by vice president biden coming over our heads and wrecking his wife's interview. so, this board gives me rates for progressive direct and other car insurance companies? yes. but you're progressive, and they're them. yes. but they're here. yes. are you...? there? yes. no. are you them? i'm me. but those rates are for... them. so them are here. yes! you want to run through it again? no, i'm good. you got it? yes. rates for us and them -- now that's progressive. call or click today. why they have a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. >>> of all the people i interviewed this year, no one was as divisive and despised as run's president mahmoud ahmadinejad. his answers were elusive, infuriating and fascinating. i asked what he thinks about i
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biden is known for contacts in the senate and is called the senate whisperer, known as getting things through the senate when nobody else can. those are the two men in contact tonight trying to forge a deal. here's point number two, there was one battle today that democrats won, it was over something called the change cpa. it's basically a different way of calculating the cost of living. republicans wanted to use it in this deal, democrats did not. democrats stared down republicans and in the end, republican senators said we won't bring that up right now. that happened today. and point three, don, what's next? i'm afraid we won't know until tomorrow morning. that's when we think the earliest could be for us to get details how these talks between senator mcconnell and vice president biden are going. there you go, three points where we are tonight. >> thank you very much. we'll get back to you. if you get anything new, let us know. >>> i want to bring in now dr. keith back, he's a doctor at cedars sinai medical center. he's going to give us more information on secretary of state hillary
biden is known for contacts in the senate and is called the senate whisperer, known as getting things through the senate when nobody else can. those are the two men in contact tonight trying to forge a deal. here's point number two, there was one battle today that democrats won, it was over something called the change cpa. it's basically a different way of calculating the cost of living. republicans wanted to use it in this deal, democrats did not. democrats stared down republicans and in the...
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it's also a signal to their fellow democrat in the white house, namely vice president joe biden. that's just an example of how intricate, delicate and strange these negotiations are right now as we just get down to the wire. >> yeah. they are rather strange. do we think there's any movement on the president's part? you've been reporting the fact you've got the -- the number was originally 250,000, anybody making more than that would get a tax hike. now that's at potentially $450,000. there's some movement on the white house's part as well? >> reporter: it seems to be. as you said, we reported earlier today that democrats had put on the table, i believe, as early as saturday night the idea of moving that income threshold up to $450,000 a year. that is, we understand, still on the table. that's for households. jessica yellen at the white house is reporting that the number for individuals right now is $400,000, meaning tax cuts for everybody up to those levels, $400,000 for an individual, $450,000 for a household would stay in place. for everybody else, the tax rates would expire. t
it's also a signal to their fellow democrat in the white house, namely vice president joe biden. that's just an example of how intricate, delicate and strange these negotiations are right now as we just get down to the wire. >> yeah. they are rather strange. do we think there's any movement on the president's part? you've been reporting the fact you've got the -- the number was originally 250,000, anybody making more than that would get a tax hike. now that's at potentially $450,000....
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vice president biden was in the senate. it was clearly on people's minds. also what was in the room, it's interesting, was one of the aspects that came out of desert one and that was the formation of a unified special operation forces command, the very troops, the forces here that would carry out this operation that had become such a unique asset of the united states. >> the president made one decision informed it seems to me like that history, which is he asked for two backup helicopters. >> the president asked for enough assets to ensure that the united states on its own could get in and could get out of the abbottabad compound. >> so now take us to that moment or was it a series of meetings what we now know is that vice president biden voiced reservations about an actual raid as opposed to a missile strike. secretary gates did. some key military leaders did. what was that like? was it a situation where the majority of the president's advisers were urging him not to do this? >> to get to this point, there were two dozen interagency meetings leading up to
vice president biden was in the senate. it was clearly on people's minds. also what was in the room, it's interesting, was one of the aspects that came out of desert one and that was the formation of a unified special operation forces command, the very troops, the forces here that would carry out this operation that had become such a unique asset of the united states. >> the president made one decision informed it seems to me like that history, which is he asked for two backup...
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>> i'm told vice president biden is going to be coming up. apparently they have reached a deal on the fiscal cliff. we anticipate vice president bide will be making comments. he just got done briefing senate democrats about the plan they've been negotiating. as soon as he comes out to speak, we're going to bring it -- >> first of all it's called the fiston cliff. and there's some sort of a car filled with -- look, i blame the tea party. i blame rand paul who by the way, you have him on your show way too much. >> we have -- >> he's a nut bag. go ahead send me your hate tweets, tea party. i know you want to hang me up like a columbian neck tie. i've heard them all. the tea party, they can be hurtful. >> rand paul he's -- >> really? >> yes. >> let's talk about the people turned down doing this show. >> we have to take a quick break and we'll have vice president biden's comments. >> rihanna coming up live in a moment. >> a look at pictures from around the country and around the world. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ yeah. okay either of you put toge
>> i'm told vice president biden is going to be coming up. apparently they have reached a deal on the fiscal cliff. we anticipate vice president bide will be making comments. he just got done briefing senate democrats about the plan they've been negotiating. as soon as he comes out to speak, we're going to bring it -- >> first of all it's called the fiston cliff. and there's some sort of a car filled with -- look, i blame the tea party. i blame rand paul who by the way, you have him...
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and this was in fact something that joe biden found a way to get the art of the possible. send something to the senate that the house could consider. now it's in the house. what we find missing from it sl any kind of reasonable spending reduction, something that the house has dealt with in committee. we've bubbled it up. we have a lot of figures. quite frankly, the lack of sequestration, the idea that in two months, in addition to this, we'll be dealing with the cliff in defense and sequestration and the cliff in the sense that we don't raise the debt limit, i think they could easily be dealt with today. i'm with eric cantor. this bill in its present form is not good enough and the american people are smart enough to know that what you don't pay today and owe tomorrow, you'll have to pay tomorrow. >> we've got to go, congressman. you still have confidence in the speak a speaker? >> i have confidence in the speaker. he's making the process open but of course that includes people like myself and leader cantor who say we have to be open to change. >> darrell issa, thank you v
and this was in fact something that joe biden found a way to get the art of the possible. send something to the senate that the house could consider. now it's in the house. what we find missing from it sl any kind of reasonable spending reduction, something that the house has dealt with in committee. we've bubbled it up. we have a lot of figures. quite frankly, the lack of sequestration, the idea that in two months, in addition to this, we'll be dealing with the cliff in defense and...
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why don't you call your friend joe biden? >> what about half man? the half man from two and a half men, he left the show and now angus, the half man and now he lost it. >> how do you know his name? >> i am a professional. i have a show called "kathy" coming january 10th. >> sanjay gupta is in running shoes for another new york team tradition. the annual run. >> and my annual pap smear. sanjay, there's trouble down there. i'm not going to live. do you want me to show you? >> no, sanjay is definitely not up to that. >> let's check in with isha. >> hey, guys, you're on cnn, make some noise! >> reporter: some folks have been here braving the temperatures all to be here in this special place, times square, on new year's eve. i want you to to get a sense what it means to be here. i've got a fellow brit here. what's your name? >> lauren. >> explain to us why you want to be here in times square? >> it's a once in a lifetime opportunity. >> and you are from the states? >> yes. >> is this your first time? >> it's my second time to new york but it's anyway fir
why don't you call your friend joe biden? >> what about half man? the half man from two and a half men, he left the show and now angus, the half man and now he lost it. >> how do you know his name? >> i am a professional. i have a show called "kathy" coming january 10th. >> sanjay gupta is in running shoes for another new york team tradition. the annual run. >> and my annual pap smear. sanjay, there's trouble down there. i'm not going to live. do you want...
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keep the camera rolling, actually, because this interview has just been interrupted by vice president biden coming over our heads and wrecking his wife's interview. it's lots of things. all waking up. ♪ becoming part of the global phenomenon we call the internet of everything. ♪ trees will talk to networks will talk to scientists about climate change. cars will talk to road sensors will talk to stoplights about traffic efficiency. the ambulance will talk to patient records will talk to doctors about saving lives. it's going to be amazing. and exciting. and maybe, most remarkably, not that far away. the next big thing? we're going to wake the world up. ♪ and watch, with eyes wide, as it gets to work. ♪ cisco. >>> of all the people i interviewed this year, no one was as divisive and despised as iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad. his answers were elusive, infuriating and fascinating. i asked what he thinks about israel and then i asked other world leaders what they think about him. >> looking live at new york city, home of the united nations, world leaders from 193 countries are gat
keep the camera rolling, actually, because this interview has just been interrupted by vice president biden coming over our heads and wrecking his wife's interview. it's lots of things. all waking up. ♪ becoming part of the global phenomenon we call the internet of everything. ♪ trees will talk to networks will talk to scientists about climate change. cars will talk to road sensors will talk to stoplights about traffic efficiency. the ambulance will talk to patient records will talk to...
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vice president biden, harry reid, house minority leader nancy pelosi, mitch mcconnell and john boehner representing the republicans. brianna keilar is live from washington. is anybody optimistic that a deal could be done today around a table? >> i will tell you the optimism is sort of sinking. senate majority leader harry reid said he doesn't see how it can get done by january 1st. we heard from president obama before he left from his vacation that he was optimistic. logistically the white house will tell you it's possible. when you listen to what you're hearing some of these congressional leaders say, there's a lot of posturing laying blame to the other side if we do go over the cliff. take a listen. >> republicans are not about to write a blank check for anything senate democrats put forward because we find ourselves at the edge of the cliff. >> we are here in washington working while the members of the house of representatives are out watching movies, watching their kids play soccer, basketball, doing all kinds of things. they should be here. >> now, house speaker john boehner is sa
vice president biden, harry reid, house minority leader nancy pelosi, mitch mcconnell and john boehner representing the republicans. brianna keilar is live from washington. is anybody optimistic that a deal could be done today around a table? >> i will tell you the optimism is sort of sinking. senate majority leader harry reid said he doesn't see how it can get done by january 1st. we heard from president obama before he left from his vacation that he was optimistic. logistically the...